funinthesun1964 Posted September 11, 2011 #1 Share Posted September 11, 2011 How much, on average, does it usually cost for Govt Fees/Taxes & Other Charges I am already paid in full, just took a look at my funpass billing info, and - It's nearly 30% :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted September 11, 2011 #2 Share Posted September 11, 2011 it depends on the ship and the ports of call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funinthesun1964 Posted September 11, 2011 Author #3 Share Posted September 11, 2011 it depends on the ship and the ports of call well in this case we are going on the Ecstasy to Cozumel and Progreso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted September 11, 2011 #4 Share Posted September 11, 2011 How much, on average, does it usually cost for Govt Fees/Taxes & Other Charges I am already paid in full, just took a look at my funpass billing info, and - It's nearly 30% :eek: Im guessing you booked thru a TA. Port fees are embedded into the cruisefare, $50ish per port per person on average. Some TAs break out the NCFs (noncommionable fare) from the rest of the cruisefare. Confuses people, so I wish they would just state it like Carnival does. Carnival after a lawsuit back in the 1990s, has to include port fees in the cruisefare .. they only add on "taxes and fees" which seems to me from your post and the subject line you think the add on taxes and fees include port fees, which they dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funinthesun1964 Posted September 11, 2011 Author #5 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Im guessing you booked thru a TA. Port fees are embedded into the cruisefare, $50ish per port per person on average. Some TAs break out the NCFs (noncommionable fare) from the rest of the cruisefare. Confuses people, so I wish they would just state it like Carnival does. Carnival after a lawsuit back in the 1990s, has to include port fees in the cruisefare .. they only add on "taxes and fees" which seems to me from your post and the subject line you think the add on taxes and fees include port fees, which they dont. Ok, please let me clarify. It does not say "port fees" it says "gov't taxes and fees". So you are correct. Gov't taxes and fees = 30%. And I did not book through a TA. I booked this one directly on Carnival's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel24m Posted September 11, 2011 #6 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Yeah these fees really suck and are a big portion of the cruise sometimes .Carnival doesnt tell you what the breakdown is ,Im assuming it changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted September 11, 2011 #7 Share Posted September 11, 2011 well in this case we are going on the Ecstasy to Cozumel and Progreso According to carnival when i do a fake booking: Departing from: New Orleans, LA Sailing Date: 9/26/2011 Carnival Ecstasy Gov't Fees/Taxes: $76.38 for two people If the tax/fees is more then that, then you either book thru a TA or you might need to speak with carnival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeccaBecca1713 Posted September 11, 2011 #8 Share Posted September 11, 2011 If you are looking at your billing page on Carnival and you prepaid your gratuities those are included in that sum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funinthesun1964 Posted September 11, 2011 Author #9 Share Posted September 11, 2011 According to carnival when i do a fake booking:Departing from: New Orleans, LA Sailing Date: 9/26/2011 Carnival Ecstasy Gov't Fees/Taxes: $76.38 for two people If the tax/fees is more then that, then you either book thru a TA or you might need to speak with carnival but, if you did a fake booking, you may have not had the same cruise fare as I did..so naturally the taxes would be higher if I paid a higher cruise fare than what is today. Thanks for looking it up though. It just seemed a little high to me at nearly 30% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funinthesun1964 Posted September 11, 2011 Author #10 Share Posted September 11, 2011 If you are looking at your billing page on Carnival and you prepaid your gratuities those are included in that sum oh really, I didnt know. Thanks for mentioning that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofingPrincess Posted September 11, 2011 #11 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Taxes and fees are not determined as a percentage of your cruise fare (it's not like a sales tax). So if you got a really good deal on the cruise fare, your taxes and fees would appear to be a disproportionately high percentage of your cruise fare. I'm going on an 8 night cruise with three ports, and my t&f were 5.9% of my cruise fare. This is a bit deceptive since I'm sailing solo, so I have one set of t&f on a double fare. So they'd be 11.8% of the ppdo fare. It's kind of like the taxes on air fare -- they're flat fees, not percentages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel24m Posted September 11, 2011 #12 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I just looked our cruise next month is $107.54 pp for 7 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justsyd Posted September 11, 2011 #13 Share Posted September 11, 2011 My taxes on $1328.00 are $188.40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonna5 Posted September 11, 2011 #14 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Gov't taxes/fees have nothing to do with your cruise fare. You can book an inside, outside, balcony or suite and they will be the same. They have to do with which ports you are going to. Just go in and do a fake booking on the ship you will be on in each category and it will be the same. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivAtornado Posted September 11, 2011 #15 Share Posted September 11, 2011 this just frightened me - please forgive my ignorance this is my first cruise my parents didnt pay for. im going on the legend at the end of the month and have paid the entire fare + prepaid gratuities, should i expect another bill for port fees and taxes? I had assumed i was 100% paid in clear except for any onboard charges i choose to make on board. thanks for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justsyd Posted September 11, 2011 #16 Share Posted September 11, 2011 this just frightened me - please forgive my ignorance this is my first cruise my parents didnt pay for. im going on the legend at the end of the month and have paid the entire fare + prepaid gratuities, should i expect another bill for port fees and taxes? I had assumed i was 100% paid in clear except for any onboard charges i choose to make on board. thanks for any help Have you looked on your invoice that you got when you booked the cruise? It should be on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivAtornado Posted September 11, 2011 #17 Share Posted September 11, 2011 oddly i never got a very detailed receipt (i DID think that was weird), but i can go through all the documents on the site and take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcw92 Posted September 11, 2011 #18 Share Posted September 11, 2011 this just frightened me - please forgive my ignorance this is my first cruise my parents didnt pay for. im going on the legend at the end of the month and have paid the entire fare + prepaid gratuities, should i expect another bill for port fees and taxes? I had assumed i was 100% paid in clear except for any onboard charges i choose to make on board. thanks for any help you should be good to ge except for your expenses that are incurred while sailing. Have a great trip and forget about the taxes and just enjoy the fact that you can afford to have such a vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funinthesun1964 Posted September 11, 2011 Author #19 Share Posted September 11, 2011 this just frightened me - please forgive my ignorance this is my first cruise my parents didnt pay for. im going on the legend at the end of the month and have paid the entire fare + prepaid gratuities, should i expect another bill for port fees and taxes? I had assumed i was 100% paid in clear except for any onboard charges i choose to make on board. thanks for any help no, if you have already paid for the cruise and gratuities, then you are done -- you will just have extra for onboard purchases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funinthesun1964 Posted September 11, 2011 Author #20 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Gov't taxes/fees have nothing to do with your cruise fare. You can book an inside, outside, balcony or suite and they will be the same. They have to do with which ports you are going to. Just go in and do a fake booking on the ship you will be on in each category and it will be the same. Hope this helps. thanks -I paid 88.19 in taxes/fees but shof 515 did a fake booking (see earlier post) and said it was $76.xx for two people - mine was 88.19 per person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail-a-bration Posted September 11, 2011 #21 Share Posted September 11, 2011 when I try to find out what the fees/taxes on carnivals website it says the page cannot load. we are going to 4 ports belize, roatan, cozumel and costa maya so I expect that is why it is higher than some of our other cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funinthesun1964 Posted September 11, 2011 Author #22 Share Posted September 11, 2011 thanks -I paid 88.19 in taxes/fees but shof 515 did a fake booking (see earlier post) and said it was $76.xx for two people - mine was 88.19 per person Ok, so it makes sense to me now. Someone earlier said that if tips are prepaid, they are in that figure. Tips =$10 per day, per person = $50.00pp the remainder of 38.19 = $76.38. Got it! Thanks for the replies, everyone!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbound Posted September 11, 2011 #23 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I was part of that class action suit. I believe I got 288.00 in vouchers. I think CCL was charging more for the port costs than the goverments charge, it was long ago I realy don't remember, but I did get money back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B and C Blake Posted September 12, 2011 #24 Share Posted September 12, 2011 on 1498 for 7 days for 2 we paid 225.28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsAllAboutTheSass Posted September 12, 2011 #25 Share Posted September 12, 2011 but, if you did a fake booking, you may have not had the same cruise fare as I did..so naturally the taxes would be higher if I paid a higher cruise fare than what is today. Thanks for looking it up though. It just seemed a little high to me at nearly 30% taxes are a flat fee per port not a percentage of cruise fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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